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that's when the election process starts. we hope that this will be, that the rebuilding of pakistan as many achievements that you had in the last four years, despite the monumental challenges that you have had to face, we hope that brick brick we will start rebuilding. >> rose: let me just stay with this. dow believe that halfi said was a mastermind of the mumbai attack and if so why is he walking around in freedom in islamabad. >> first of all neither my political party nor i nor the government has any love lost for this gentleman. because-- . >> rose: that's not my question. >> absolutely. i just wanted to say that to be able to-- now i have repeatedly said this to my counterpart and to everyone in india. thathe indian judician system and the pakistani judician system is pretty much as identical as any two judicial systems anywhere in the world, pretty much. we are both from the colonial, pretty of the same. i have said this repeatedly. i say this again in your presence also that any evidence that he was a mastermind are h
that's when the election process starts. we hope that this will be, that the rebuilding of pakistan as many achievements that you had in the last four years, despite the monumental challenges that you have had to face, we hope that brick brick we will start rebuilding. >> rose: let me just stay with this. dow believe that halfi said was a mastermind of the mumbai attack and if so why is he walking around in freedom in islamabad. >> first of all neither my political party nor i nor...
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he said there should be an election. if for some reason i cannot come back or how i am not in the position of running the country, and they should have an election and of like you to vote for him. he had been anointed, the election has to take place. there are rivals and factions inside the government. it is important to understand that he was a great unifier, both of the forces behind him and the opposition. >> we will speak to you when you get back. now, to the nominations of hollywood. theen spielberg's sought lincoln took home top honors. a dozen shots at a global statuette. but silver linings playbook got nominations in all four acting categories, the first time the film has done so in three decades. >> could this be the year of the romantic comedy? it might be with the eight nominations leading to oscars. it tells the story of a man with bipolar disorder. >> i used to be on lithium. >> i am tired and want to go. >> you have poor social skills. >> i am the president of the united states, closed in immense power. >>
he said there should be an election. if for some reason i cannot come back or how i am not in the position of running the country, and they should have an election and of like you to vote for him. he had been anointed, the election has to take place. there are rivals and factions inside the government. it is important to understand that he was a great unifier, both of the forces behind him and the opposition. >> we will speak to you when you get back. now, to the nominations of hollywood....
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>> after obama was elected, you have these people in guantanamo and people said they were bad but they did not know who they were. they did not have files on them. the files are scattered. obama administration said let's put together a task force and review them to see who these people are and we will release the ones we can. the task force was put together and then it got screwed up because it took forever to put it up. included every agency. matt olson was the director. lisa monaco is the deputy assistant attorney general for counter-terrorism, was his deputy. they had representatives from every agency, from the cia, defense and intelligence agencies, the defense department. it was a very conservative agency. there had to be unanimous opinions to clear any one for release. all the agencies had to agree that this person is not a current threat to the u.s. and is not of intelligence value. so it was extraordinarily careful, long process. many of the people who were cleared -- were not cleared, but they could not come to a unanimous agreement on them. these people should be released. >>
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we had elections coming in the united states and then they had elections in afghanistan. my predecessor in afghanistan general mckernen asked for some troops in 2008. it was decided not to act on that request on the last months of president bush's administration and there was some ongoing assessments. when president obama assumed office with his team in january of 2009, in fact that request was tabled in front of him. and now we have a new administration who has been in the campaign rhetoric supportive of the war in afghanistan. they're faced with a larger quest for troops, faster than they might have liked to be comfortable and time to die just that. they're also hit with a financial crises when it first took over. and so the first response i think is to say well give us time to assess this. but instead, the military department of defense appropriately says we've got afghan elections approaching in the summer and if these forces are going to van impact to help widen security, they have to be approved quickly. and so you have this perceived pressure on the part feeling pr
we had elections coming in the united states and then they had elections in afghanistan. my predecessor in afghanistan general mckernen asked for some troops in 2008. it was decided not to act on that request on the last months of president bush's administration and there was some ongoing assessments. when president obama assumed office with his team in january of 2009, in fact that request was tabled in front of him. and now we have a new administration who has been in the campaign rhetoric...
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for one, he's been re-elected. i think the gop has generally resigned themselves to the fact that they're going to be four more years to obama and they have a little less incentive to hang him for every misstep he has but democrats are incentives to watch him more carefully. one, payment, you know, a number of groups, unions for one, invested heavily in barack obama's re-election and i'm sure they want some roi now. two, accountability on the promises the president made in the first term, promises on gay marriage, promises on immigration, maybe promises on guns now. and third, this idea of a liberal legacy. think i that a number of folks on the left were willing to forego or ignore some of the issues in his first term that now they're looking at. the idea of drone strikes, shadow wars, extra judicial killing. i think all of that is going to come to the front a little bit more. and just this week alone we saw some pushback from the left on obama's lack of diversity in his cabinet appointments. krystal, you delivered
for one, he's been re-elected. i think the gop has generally resigned themselves to the fact that they're going to be four more years to obama and they have a little less incentive to hang him for every misstep he has but democrats are incentives to watch him more carefully. one, payment, you know, a number of groups, unions for one, invested heavily in barack obama's re-election and i'm sure they want some roi now. two, accountability on the promises the president made in the first term,...
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but instead, the military department of defense appropriately says we've got afghan elections approaching in the summer and if these forces are going to van impact to help widen serity, th hav to be approved quickly. and so you have this perceived pressure on the part feeling pressure in the whitehouse and you have department of defenses trying to do a mission as they understand they've been given in trying to have the necessary resources. i don't think there was anybody trying to do their own thing. i don't think there was any ill intent, but it was natural pressure. then you had the added difference in cultures. and it takes a while to build trust. you think a new team is put together, an administration's a new team. not only is the new team on the field but within that team, they figure out the roles. then you have the integration between department of defense and the military services. and a new administration, which always takes time. so all of these things came together and they put pressure that made it hard. >> rose: you had also the same secretary of defense extending for another
but instead, the military department of defense appropriately says we've got afghan elections approaching in the summer and if these forces are going to van impact to help widen serity, th hav to be approved quickly. and so you have this perceived pressure on the part feeling pressure in the whitehouse and you have department of defenses trying to do a mission as they understand they've been given in trying to have the necessary resources. i don't think there was anybody trying to do their own...
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take, for example, from the '08 presidential election. the nra in that election endorsed john mccain for president, saying he had steadfastly voted against every gun and ammunition ban in congress. that was the nra endorsement of mccain for president in '08. at the same time the gun owners of america, which is a competing organization, they compete with the nra. they were denouncing john mccain as a liberal gun grabber. not only did they not endorse mccain in his 2008 election, they gave him an f rating on their a to f scale as a politician. this competing group with the nra touts an endorsement on their web page from ron paul. ron paul calling them the only no compromise gun lobby in washington. because you know those nra guys, they're the appeasers. and to prove it the gun owners of america points to moments like after the virginia tech shooting when the nra agreed to go along with an effort by the brady campaign to try to tighten up the part of federal background checks to keep people with diagnosed mental ill nets from getting their h
take, for example, from the '08 presidential election. the nra in that election endorsed john mccain for president, saying he had steadfastly voted against every gun and ammunition ban in congress. that was the nra endorsement of mccain for president in '08. at the same time the gun owners of america, which is a competing organization, they compete with the nra. they were denouncing john mccain as a liberal gun grabber. not only did they not endorse mccain in his 2008 election, they gave him an...
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a democratic house leader, elected last president for trying to bypass congress happily pushing the 14th amendment so that this president can bypass congress. a president who talks shares sacrifice, but 40 times more tax hikes. republicans say we will stand on principle but happily fold like cheap suits. democrats to say the time for talk is over but then say addressing runaway entitlement spending is off the table. talk is cheap. breaking promises is cheaper for. doing both in little more than a week, remarkable. i'm not the youth to say i am stunned that those in power often say one thing and do a power -- do another. it is almost as if they don't care how brazenly sound -- funny face down and disingenuous they are. us. we will see you next week. >> good evening. i m. lowrie rothman. america's longest war is closer to an end. obama set in motion a reversal of policy to negotiate with terrorists. you heard correctly that includes talking to a group thththat is accused of aiding international terrorist. that was at a joint news conference today with a news conference with karzai. both ar
a democratic house leader, elected last president for trying to bypass congress happily pushing the 14th amendment so that this president can bypass congress. a president who talks shares sacrifice, but 40 times more tax hikes. republicans say we will stand on principle but happily fold like cheap suits. democrats to say the time for talk is over but then say addressing runaway entitlement spending is off the table. talk is cheap. breaking promises is cheaper for. doing both in little more than...
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i do not mean the election will be a regular, necessarily. a think a regular election can produce and unstable result. it is 8 two round system. you will have 25 candidates that until the first round and will be more than 10% of the vote. did you will have second round, none of which will have more than 10% of the vote. mathematically what will been but with the constituency of 10% of the country. that kind of results probably will not be enough to help the country to get there. i think the concern about corruption as accurate, real, and a valid, but it is does not meet the. . it is as much corruption as foreign rigid fundamental lessons that hold the country to get there. cars i has booked a downward that allows him to exert a significant degree of effluents about lines and enter the country. formal institutions of the kind that have been built, not without some success since 2001, but simply are not up since the control and influence. the big question is, can a successor a sam control over the formal restitutions of governments but have a b
i do not mean the election will be a regular, necessarily. a think a regular election can produce and unstable result. it is 8 two round system. you will have 25 candidates that until the first round and will be more than 10% of the vote. did you will have second round, none of which will have more than 10% of the vote. mathematically what will been but with the constituency of 10% of the country. that kind of results probably will not be enough to help the country to get there. i think the...
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this guy is over the shock of the president getting re-elected but i'm not so sure. >> tom: you have to laugh, too. i don't think he is doing well. thanks for your comments. we're open for business 24 hours a day. check out our facebook page. my twitter address is sullivan radio and all the way to contact me is ony main website. make sure and tune into the radio show. we're on many local radio stations around the country. every weekday from 3:00 to 6:00. we will see you next week. >>ood evening. i m. lowrie rothman. america's longest war is closer to an end. obama set in motion a reversal of policy to negotiate with terrorists. you heard correctly that includes talking to a group that is accused of aiding international terrorist. that was at a joint news conference today with a news conference with karzai. both are putting there support for the support role this spring and reconciliation talks with the television. >> ultimately security gains should be matched with political progress of real reconciliation progress with the afghan government and television. president karzai updated m
this guy is over the shock of the president getting re-elected but i'm not so sure. >> tom: you have to laugh, too. i don't think he is doing well. thanks for your comments. we're open for business 24 hours a day. check out our facebook page. my twitter address is sullivan radio and all the way to contact me is ony main website. make sure and tune into the radio show. we're on many local radio stations around the country. every weekday from 3:00 to 6:00. we will see you next week....
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this second class treatment the focus of frustration appears to be towards the prime minister who was elected after the u.s. toppled saddam hussein critics say he's a new dictator in the make up. secrets from our planet's prehistoric past could now be uncovered soon after russian research has managed to retrieve ancient ice from antarctica is because subglacial lake wasn't easy to get hold of though they had to drill down over three kilometers to get to lake stock which had been sealed up for some twenty million years tom barton told my colleague to buy more say it's not just any old frozen lake. not all ice is the same we consistent pictures here from last year in february when the first breakthrough was made down below this huge thick ice sheet to what's called a sub lake there and some samples were taken here we go this is the the water taken out then. it was found then they hoped that they could sample that water and see the composition of what was inside that frozen lake deep underneath the glasses sadly that was contaminated they couldn't work out where precisely that water had come fro
this second class treatment the focus of frustration appears to be towards the prime minister who was elected after the u.s. toppled saddam hussein critics say he's a new dictator in the make up. secrets from our planet's prehistoric past could now be uncovered soon after russian research has managed to retrieve ancient ice from antarctica is because subglacial lake wasn't easy to get hold of though they had to drill down over three kilometers to get to lake stock which had been sealed up for...
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in northern ireland as a result of the peace process we have a government in which everyone who was elected to the parliament is part of that government that leaves no spheres for parliamentary opposition and so when something like this happens that is seen by certain mostly working class suddenly in lower middle class communities too is being provocative there is no political way of actually expressing your opposition so to some extent we're seeing just how difficult it is to manage a popular protest in a situation where there is no option to change the government so to speak because the government includes everyone who ever gets elected. just remind you there's always more donte don't call me including the justice of mistrust according to stoney a close amount of charges of hiring an assassin to kill his business partner because the man who reported it was not in a study and citizen. and is the most expensive in the world sold for a record one point eight million dollars discover who bagged the precious catch dot com. it's going to. eat. to well known americans the former governor of new
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obviously, virginia is a state that democrats passed election. and a pretty fair assessment. split. other question do you favor putting armed police officers in public schools? 66% favor. 29% oppose. actually when you broke it down it was 7 #% republicanssh -- 79% republicans and 58% democrats favored. nra supported position of putting armed guards in schoo schools. >> the country is split on many issues but in the end what mara is saying is correct. it's not going to make much difference. i would be impolite to say the measures are placebos. as a doctor i did sustained placebos. it doesn't hurt anybody. just feel better. it's cheap and a sugar pill. we had a fairly restrictive assault weapons ban in the mid- '90s. it lasted ten years and it had almost zero effect on the violence. gun violence. and these measures will have zero effect on the massacres as we saw in aurora or tucson. people will have the feeling they have done something. but here is the reason why the ban failed in the mid-'90s. it wasn't the loopholes and the way to get around the law. the fact is there are 300 milli
obviously, virginia is a state that democrats passed election. and a pretty fair assessment. split. other question do you favor putting armed police officers in public schools? 66% favor. 29% oppose. actually when you broke it down it was 7 #% republicanssh -- 79% republicans and 58% democrats favored. nra supported position of putting armed guards in schoo schools. >> the country is split on many issues but in the end what mara is saying is correct. it's not going to make much...
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at the end of the presidential election, one of my friends in japan -- i am japanese too, wrote to me and said it is a pity that the american people have the choice, the better choice for the american people or the flunky such as president obama and the reason he said president obama is a low-key was because he could not deliver on a simple statement that he was going to close guantanamo bay. listening to you it is a little bit murky. i am not sure whether you are concerned about the civil-rights of the prisoners or fact that guantanamo bay itself is something that the u.s. should not be open, the german gentleman. my question is which is it? closing guantanamo bay or giving justice to the people and the 186 people or? when you going to backtrack everybody loses track of the issue. >> i don't understand the distinction. to give justice to people, it is done just to hold people indefinitely without hearings and guantanamo is as simple as that and you have to get them out and get them out of there. >> i don't want to get in an argument. >> you are right about the cost, not just economic
at the end of the presidential election, one of my friends in japan -- i am japanese too, wrote to me and said it is a pity that the american people have the choice, the better choice for the american people or the flunky such as president obama and the reason he said president obama is a low-key was because he could not deliver on a simple statement that he was going to close guantanamo bay. listening to you it is a little bit murky. i am not sure whether you are concerned about the...
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he said there should be an election. if for some reason i cannot come back or how i am not in the position of running the country, and they should have an election and of like you to vote for him. he had been anointed, the election has to take place. there are rivals and factions inside the government. it is important to understand that he was a great unifier both of the forces behind him and the opposition. >> we will speak to you when you get back. now, to the nominations of hollywood. steven spielberg's sought the lincoln took home top honors. a dozen shots at a global statuette. but silver linings playbook got nominations in all four acting categories the first time the film has done so in three decades. >> could this be the year of the romantic comedy? it might be with the eight nominations leading to oscars. it tells the story of a man with bipolar disorder. >> i used to be on lithium. >> i am tired and want to go. >> you have poor social skills. >> i am the president of the united states, closed in immense power.
he said there should be an election. if for some reason i cannot come back or how i am not in the position of running the country, and they should have an election and of like you to vote for him. he had been anointed, the election has to take place. there are rivals and factions inside the government. it is important to understand that he was a great unifier both of the forces behind him and the opposition. >> we will speak to you when you get back. now, to the nominations of hollywood....
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you may be unhappy with the president's election but instead of a tip he left a note that says in part "as a direct result of proposition 30 president of on the insistence on fair share taxes i find i must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. can you imagine? >>. [laughter] he says i will not give you money because obama is screwing me? >> that is the hardest job ever. >> that is what he wants to stop feeding into the private economy and more dependent on the government venda waitress needs a government program. if i attract every expense. gerri:. melissa: you are a financial planner? [laughter] i spend as much per year on tips as might payroll tax increase with the fiscal cliff. >> he is not only as smart as i am the key is cheap. >>
you may be unhappy with the president's election but instead of a tip he left a note that says in part "as a direct result of proposition 30 president of on the insistence on fair share taxes i find i must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. can you imagine? >>. [laughter] he says i will not give you money because obama is screwing me? >> that is the hardest job ever. >> that is what he wants to stop feeding into the private economy and more dependent on...
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proper, well-organized, interference-free election in which the afghan people can elect their next president. and certainly, i would be a retired president and very happily retired president. >> last question. >> from afghanistan. my question is to you, mr. president. afghan women fears that they would be the real victim of reconciliation process in afghanistan. what assurances you can give them that they will not suffer because of that process. thank you. >> well, the united states has been very clear that any peace process, any reconciliation process must be afghan led. it is not for the united states to determine what the terms of this peace will be. but what we have also been very clear about is that from our perspective, it is not possible to reconcile without the taliban renouncing terrorism, without them recognizing the afghan constitution and recognizing that if there are changes that they want to make to how the afghan government operates, then there is an orderly constitutional process to do that and that you can't resort to violence. the afghan constitution protects the rights of
proper, well-organized, interference-free election in which the afghan people can elect their next president. and certainly, i would be a retired president and very happily retired president. >> last question. >> from afghanistan. my question is to you, mr. president. afghan women fears that they would be the real victim of reconciliation process in afghanistan. what assurances you can give them that they will not suffer because of that process. thank you. >> well, the united...
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not into effect but before the people or judgment had a statewide election. they wouldn't do it. so i had to go to the people directly through the california initiative. they voted by 55%, saying, yes, raise these taxes and help our schools and help our universities. so that was the way to break the log jam. >> reporter: are you saying that's the only way to get some meeting between the two parties? >> no. reporter: which isn't really meeting. >> other than violence. how else can you get it? i took the republicans to my law office in sacramento on more than one occasion. i got them expensive wine. i met their wives i went to their homes and offices. they came down to meet with me on sunday morning, in the evening. here's problem. the republicans are in different localities than the democrats. they're not even in san francisco. they're not in los angeles. they're in fresno. they're in bakersfield. those people in that community are more conservative. they don't want any taxes. the tax word is very powerful. for the republicans they're doing what their neighbors and constituents wa
not into effect but before the people or judgment had a statewide election. they wouldn't do it. so i had to go to the people directly through the california initiative. they voted by 55%, saying, yes, raise these taxes and help our schools and help our universities. so that was the way to break the log jam. >> reporter: are you saying that's the only way to get some meeting between the two parties? >> no. reporter: which isn't really meeting. >> other than violence. how else...
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why not one of these factions probably faction would win because at all forget that the last elections that chavez were in won with over sixty percent of the whole and that's a absolute majority of the minister of lasers in favor of what's been happening for the special for teen years so chavez but without charges would remain in terms of developing venezuela the problem is who's going to be defection soon lead it from now on and these people have no charisma just like politics and the opposition themselves they also don't have charisma so i can imagine it's like if you're one of these days you lose a poor cartney and there's nobody else thank. you why why has there been so little information released about what's really happening with chavez we know it's some kind of pelvic cam so we know he's been in for treatment but why has the official information at least been so scant. this is not very good at this is that this came from a high high up of fact and that even the key to cuban doctors are not allowed to speak. you know the communication between days not because the prognosis maybe
why not one of these factions probably faction would win because at all forget that the last elections that chavez were in won with over sixty percent of the whole and that's a absolute majority of the minister of lasers in favor of what's been happening for the special for teen years so chavez but without charges would remain in terms of developing venezuela the problem is who's going to be defection soon lead it from now on and these people have no charisma just like politics and the...
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towards capitalism the other is on the path of socialism in the october election the people of venezuela voted to make the country greener fairer to create more opportunities and in this regard many venezuelans like myself have decided to return home and so they do showing that for some gambling in venezuela system may be worth the risk. of r.t. venezuela. around the world now and in china hundreds of people have rallied in a rare show of support for liberal newspaper they chanted slogans both political and democratic reform outside the stakeholders of southern weekly the paper have been forced to change and the editorial calling for reform of the ruling communist party approaches comes after dozens of academics in china signed an open letter calling for the resignation of a provincial propaganda minister who they blame for the censorship. in india claim two of its soldiers have been shot dead by pakistani troops in the disputed region of kashmir one of the slain soldiers had reportedly been mutilated pakistan denies responsibility for the attack the incident comes after a pakistan soldi
towards capitalism the other is on the path of socialism in the october election the people of venezuela voted to make the country greener fairer to create more opportunities and in this regard many venezuelans like myself have decided to return home and so they do showing that for some gambling in venezuela system may be worth the risk. of r.t. venezuela. around the world now and in china hundreds of people have rallied in a rare show of support for liberal newspaper they chanted slogans both...
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we also discussed the issue of the election in afghanistan and the importance of election for the afghan people, with the hope that we will be conducting a free and fair election in afghanistan where our friends in the international community and the united states will be assisting in conducting those elections. of course, where afghanistan will have the right environment for conducting elections without interference and without undue concern. we also discussed in a bit of detail and in the environment that we have all aspects of the bilateral security agreement between afghanistan and the united states, and i informed the president that the afghan people already have given their approval to this relationship and value it as one that is good for afghanistan. in that context, the bilateral security agreement is one that the afghan people approve, and i am sure we will conduct it in detail where both the interests of the united states and the interests of afghanistan will be kept in mind. we had a number of other issues also to talk about during our conversations, and perhaps many times in
we also discussed the issue of the election in afghanistan and the importance of election for the afghan people, with the hope that we will be conducting a free and fair election in afghanistan where our friends in the international community and the united states will be assisting in conducting those elections. of course, where afghanistan will have the right environment for conducting elections without interference and without undue concern. we also discussed in a bit of detail and in the...
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brennan was a rumored pick for the job when obama was first elected in 2008, but was forced to withdraw from consideration amidst protests over his role at the cia under the bush administration. brennan has publicly supported the cia's policies of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and extraordinary rendition, and was a key proponent of drone strikes in obama's first term. as his nomination was announced, the activist group codepink gathered outside the white house in protest. in a nod to the potential opposition he faces with hagel's nomination, president obama urged lawmakers to give his choices a speedy confirmation. >> i hope that the senate will act on his confirmation as promptly. and when it comes to national security, we don't like to leave a lot of gaps. between the time one set of leaders transitions out and another transitions in. we need to get moving quickly on this. >> the financial giant big of america has agreed to pay more than $11 billion to the government-backed mortgage finance company fannie mae for flooding it with toxic mortgages during the financial cris
brennan was a rumored pick for the job when obama was first elected in 2008, but was forced to withdraw from consideration amidst protests over his role at the cia under the bush administration. brennan has publicly supported the cia's policies of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and extraordinary rendition, and was a key proponent of drone strikes in obama's first term. as his nomination was announced, the activist group codepink gathered outside the white house in protest. in a nod...
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of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to interpretation the issue of inauguration when the elected president cannot meet the date of january tenth before the national assembly which is the parliament what the article specifically says in a second clause is that in the case of unforeseen circumstances then the president elect will be sworn in before the supreme court but it doesn't give a date for there is another article in the constitution as well under which president chavez was authorized to leave the country for more than five days back in early december in order to undergo the surgery and that article allows him to be absent from the country for it ninety days which can be renewed for another ninety days the issue is whether or not he's now incurring those first ninety days or is he under just the initial authorization now it's really way it's going to be determined sooner as well because it's there is no question that the president has now been out of the country for more than a month he's been absent from the spotlight there's not really a crisis at this time the opposition
of the venezuelan constitution does leave open to interpretation the issue of inauguration when the elected president cannot meet the date of january tenth before the national assembly which is the parliament what the article specifically says in a second clause is that in the case of unforeseen circumstances then the president elect will be sworn in before the supreme court but it doesn't give a date for there is another article in the constitution as well under which president chavez was...
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during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role will be different but critics argue it's an attempt to rebrand a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans a pope's going to listen to what president obama said about the mission after twenty fourteen i think. you know although obviously we're still. two years away. i can say with assurance that this is a very different mission and a very different task and a very different. for the us if we're able to come to an appropriate agreement now one of the key points of the agreement that the president mentioned there keep point probably is immunity from prosecution for u.s. troops so that the afghans cannot prosecute any american soldier if they commit a crime that's the deal that the white house couldn't get from the iraqi government the u.s. wanted to keep some troops there but couldn't because of how we opposed the iraqis were to al
during his election campaign president obama may have sounded very resolute to leave afghanistan in two thousand and fourteen but the white house is now negotiating terms to stay there the president said if u.s. forces stayed their role will be different but critics argue it's an attempt to rebrand a military presence which both the majority of americans and afghans a pope's going to listen to what president obama said about the mission after twenty fourteen i think. you know although obviously...
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general, that has frustrated me is you talked about the enthusiasm that people had, the new president was elected in the case of barack obama. he was resistant to use the term "war on terror" it was overseas consistency operation, man-caused disaster and went on the tour, america has been arrogant. you voted for president obama in 2008. when you heard those things, were you surprised? >> i think it's important that we think about how soldiers think about conflict because when a soldier's forward and they're shooting and there are people getting hurt and people getting killed, it's important that we define for those warriors the importance of what they do. and so, i think it's important sometimes we use verbage that rises to the level. i think the war on terror gave a good sense to people who were serving forward that there was a purpose, there was a larger meaning to what we were trying to do. >> sean: was it then a mistake not to say it? did it send a bad signal to the enemy that we're afraid to mention, political correctness in a sense has infiltrated our military operations? >> i think there a
general, that has frustrated me is you talked about the enthusiasm that people had, the new president was elected in the case of barack obama. he was resistant to use the term "war on terror" it was overseas consistency operation, man-caused disaster and went on the tour, america has been arrogant. you voted for president obama in 2008. when you heard those things, were you surprised? >> i think it's important that we think about how soldiers think about conflict because when a...
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and as we get ready for the elections next year. many have been spending time and prison. despite his claim of innocence. however, the islamic scholar is taking on the group's through the internet, and will march with millions of supporters. the pakistan's second largest city. police are already planning an historic and already choosing sites, for and against. they are thinking that he is working on country's powerful military. he wants to turn to islam about into the largest tehrer square. they are waiting to see what happens. >> beijing's air pollution reached dangerous levels third consecutive day of severe smog. the city's first orange fog warning was issued earlier today due to the decreased visibility brought on by the heavy smog. the pollution is expected to sit above beijing until wednesday when the wind is supposed to pick up and blow the smog away. ten flights were canceled and five were delayed by more than an hour due to the pollution. the fog also forced the >> coming up there are a few things that you probably should not do. coming up in the next edition of p
and as we get ready for the elections next year. many have been spending time and prison. despite his claim of innocence. however, the islamic scholar is taking on the group's through the internet, and will march with millions of supporters. the pakistan's second largest city. police are already planning an historic and already choosing sites, for and against. they are thinking that he is working on country's powerful military. he wants to turn to islam about into the largest tehrer square....
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he may not say it the same way bush said it after his re-election to a second term, but obama believes that he's earned political capital, particularly in national security and he's going to use it. >>> finally, vice president biden will meet with gun violence victims groups and gun safety organizations tomorrow as the white house prepared to unveil its proposals on gun violence as early as next week. on the second anniversary of the tucson shooting, after traveling to newtown, connecticut, and the wake of that massacre, former congresswoman gabby giffords and her husband, mark kelly, announcing the formation of a new organization aimed at persuading elected officials to act on some form of gun control. >> first couple that we spoke to dad took out a cell phone and showed us a picture of his daughter. and i just about lost it. >> enough. >> in a "usa today" op-ed the two write this. in response to a horrific series of shootings that has shown t terror in our communities and left one of its own bleeding and near death in a tucson parking lot. congress has done something quite extraordin
he may not say it the same way bush said it after his re-election to a second term, but obama believes that he's earned political capital, particularly in national security and he's going to use it. >>> finally, vice president biden will meet with gun violence victims groups and gun safety organizations tomorrow as the white house prepared to unveil its proposals on gun violence as early as next week. on the second anniversary of the tucson shooting, after traveling to newtown,...
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in northern ireland as a result of the peace process we have a government in which everyone who is elected to the parliament is part of the government that leaves no space for parliamentary opposition and so when something like this happens that is seen by certain mostly working class suddenly in lower middle class communities too is being provocative there is no political way of actually expressing your opposition so to some extent we're seeing just how are you difficult it is to manage a popular protest in a situation where there is no option to change the government so to speak because the government includes everyone who ever gets elected. well as now take a look at some other stories from around the world those half retasking the lankan capital against the government's attempt to impeach the country's first female chief justice a monday her conviction was squashed on appeal after the supreme court ruled the case against her was and constitutional the move has charged accusations parliament was breaking the law last month the government said the chief justice was guilty of unexplained
in northern ireland as a result of the peace process we have a government in which everyone who is elected to the parliament is part of the government that leaves no space for parliamentary opposition and so when something like this happens that is seen by certain mostly working class suddenly in lower middle class communities too is being provocative there is no political way of actually expressing your opposition so to some extent we're seeing just how are you difficult it is to manage a...
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he would have been crushed in the election. the democrats would have lost control of the senate and such. and these folks, even today, are climbing the failure to achieve the grand the trail -- the trail and safety net is the great disappointment. they not only tried to destroy themselves and the country, they are continuing to do that, indeed, but for harry reid, literally throwing the obama administration's suggestion that they do cuts to the safety net in the fireplace and burning it up, they would have gotten it as part of this interim austerity deal that was just done about eight days ago. >> we're going to take a break and come back to this discussion with william black, professor and matt taibbi, rolling stone editor. we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. >> we turn to look at the state of wall street for years after the massive bailout and the news of this week's mortgage settlement with the major banks.
he would have been crushed in the election. the democrats would have lost control of the senate and such. and these folks, even today, are climbing the failure to achieve the grand the trail -- the trail and safety net is the great disappointment. they not only tried to destroy themselves and the country, they are continuing to do that, indeed, but for harry reid, literally throwing the obama administration's suggestion that they do cuts to the safety net in the fireplace and burning it up,...
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they will be destroyed in the elections. they will lose so therefore there is a great desire for change. >> reporter: khan's key difference is his policy for the united states. he has favored keeping the good relationship with the u.s. and important incentive. and governments have by and large turned a blind eye to u.s. drone attacks. but public anger over civilian casualties is growing. anti-u.s. sentiment is on the rise khan says pakistan has suffered enough during the past decade. it resonates with voters. >> translator: let's withdraw from the meaningless war led by america. what we need is a new policy. >> when you do a bomb attack on a village through artillery or helicopter or dron, it kills innocent people and when you have innocent -- when people lose family members, these people are warriors. they pick up a gun and they become militants. this war has created more extremism. today there is more extremism than ever in pakistan. >> reporter: khan has lend support to u.n.-led positions. hideki, nhk world, islamabad. >>
they will be destroyed in the elections. they will lose so therefore there is a great desire for change. >> reporter: khan's key difference is his policy for the united states. he has favored keeping the good relationship with the u.s. and important incentive. and governments have by and large turned a blind eye to u.s. drone attacks. but public anger over civilian casualties is growing. anti-u.s. sentiment is on the rise khan says pakistan has suffered enough during the past decade. it...